Environmental Lawsuits A federal court case in Chicago may force an environmental group to pay its opponent's lawyers' fees. The Citizens for a Better Environment took The Steel Company to court two years ago and lost. Now the small steel manufacturer is counter-attacking. The environmental group says that if they have to pay when they lose a case, it will be harder to stop polluters. From Chicago, NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.

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A federal court case in Chicago may force an environmental group to pay its opponent's lawyers' fees. The Citizens for a Better Environment took The Steel Company to court two years ago and lost. Now the small steel manufacturer is counter-attacking. The environmental group says that if they have to pay when they lose a case, it will be harder to stop polluters. From Chicago, NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.